Agri-Business
A number of retailers have said they are not yet anticipating any significant impact on fruit and...
Tillage
In 2024, the EU harvested 62.2 million tonnes of fresh vegetables (including melons), marking a 6% increase from 2023 according to Eurostat.
Rural Life
A Co. Galway organic farmer is pleading with the public to buy his organically grown fruit and vegetable produce.
Fitzpatrick's Fruit and Veg shop on John's Green in Kilkenny is the last remaining traditional greengrocer in the city.
A food retail analyst has proposed that the potato sector should seek to agree long-term supply contracts with supermarkets
Fruit and vegetable growers have teamed up with Bord Bia to create a video series for the ‘Life is Better with Fruit and Vegetables’ campaign
The underpricing of fruit and vegetables is a "vicious circle" which fuels Ireland's food waste problem, Prof. Thia Hennessy has said.
Environment
A "food forum" must be established to deal with the issue of wastage of "imperfect" fruit and vegetables, according to one senator.
A new National Strategy for Horticulture to cover the years 2023 to 2027 was launched at the Bloom...
A senator has called for a "serious conversation" around retail policy that allows for fruit and vegetables to be wasted due to appearance.
More than one third of farmed fruit and vegetables never reach supermarket shelves, according to research by the University of Edinburgh.
N.Ireland
Robots to pick fruit, weed, and even go out into the field and feed the cows could become a common feature on farms of the future.
Wholesale prices on dairy products increased by 20.5% year-on-year in May, according to the latest figures from the CSO.
When walking down the fruit and veg aisle of our local supermarket, we tend to take for granted the fresh produce on our shelves.
The retail value of the Irish prepared fruit and vegetable sector has increased by 10% year-on-year to €90m, according to Bord Bia.
